Ulun Danu Temple

Pura Ulun Danu Beratan located in countryside Candi Kuning, Kecamatan Baturiti, Kabupaten Tabanan. Its distance from town Denpasar about 50 km is northwards follow the roadway Denpasar – Singaraja. The Pura reside in the lakeside Beratan, him name taken away from the above lake of name Pura the is founded that is Danu Beratan.

The history Pura Ulun Danu Beratan knowable pursuant to archaeology data and the history data there are in papyrus chronicle Mengwi.
Data Arkeologi. In front of left overleaf of Pura Ulun Danu Beratan there are a sarkopagus and a stone board, what come from a period of/to tradition megalitik, about 500 SM. Both artefak the is now placed by each above Babaturan ( terrace;core). Can be estimated that location where do Pura Ulun Danu Beratan compose, have been used as the place to execute activity ritual since era megalitik.

Throw Babad Mengwi implicit to elaborately that I Gusti Agung Putu as founder of empire Mengwi found Pura in periphery Danau Beratan, before he found Pura Taman Ayun. In the papyrus is not mentioned when do he found Pura Ulun Danu Beratan, but which there are in papyrus is founding Pura Taman Ayun which is his ceremony is executed on Anggara Kliwon Medangsia year Saka Sad Bhuta Yaksa Dewa that is year caka 1556 ( 1634 M). Berdasarka the breakdown of in papyrus Babad Mengwi the knowable that Pura Ulun Danu Beratan founded by before year saka 1556, by I Gusti Agung Putu. Semenjak founding of Pura tesebut famous of empire Mengwi, and I Gusti Agung Putu dubbed by his people “ I Gusti Agung Sakti”.
Pura Ulun Danu Beratan consist of 4 komplek Pura that is:
Pura Lingga Petak, Pura Penataran Pucak Mangu, Pura Terate Bang, and Pura Dalem Purwa function to worship God supremacy in manifestasinya as Dewa Tri Murti, to request the fertility award, prosperity, prosperity of human and make everlasting of universe.